The 2023 vintage of Jamet's Côte-Rôtie wine is outstanding and is a textbook example of Jamet Côte-Rôtie. The Côte-Rotie from Jamet is one of the ultimate expressions of the region and truly captures the best of the vintage. While single sites and Lieu-dits are ever-popular, they don't explain Côte-Rotie in detail as this cuvee does. Jamet sources the Syrah for this Cuvee from 20 different parcels, which are in 15 different locations and account for some of the best in Côte-Rotie, including Fongeant, Côte Blonde, Landonne, Côte Rozier, Plomb, Chavaroche, Moutonnes, Lésardes, Gerine, Truchet, Leyat, Bonnivières, Côte Bodin, Tartaras, and Rochins. One would be lucky to have vines in just one of these vineyards, but Jamet has them all, which is a bit of the magic behind this cuvee. Jamet's style is very refined and polished, straying away from the overt rusticity that Côte-Rotie can have while showing an incredible sense of terroir. This is another outstanding vintage for Jamet, and we have a limited supply available at this great pricing!
Decanter (Mark Walls) 98 pts! "A tasting of the constituent barrels, so this is a provisional score. Gerine has a touch of cold-fireplace aroma from the stems, the tannins are quite strict and the fruit is fresh; it’s tense. Lésardes and Cumelle show some slightly confit-grape scents and a touch of cassis. Tense and fresh, with good acidity and grippy, slightly grainy tannins that are a touch underripe. Truchet is a cooler terroir, showing a touch of white pepper. It’s fuller and more generous in fruit – juicy blackberry – with softer tannins, but still very fresh and tense. Tartaras and Bonnivières had an October harvest; showing beautiful floral expression, with good ripe fruit and tannins and more richness, but it’s still so fresh. Gerine and Moutonnes are showing peat and iodine notes. It’s silky, with good ripe fruit and tannins and a powerful finish. Fongeant has notes of lavender and violet, then it’s very fresh, silky and attractive – just lovely. Le Plan is fuller-bodied, more classic warm-vintage fruit, with great acidity and tannins. Côte Blonde, Côte Bodin and Leya are lifted, silky, pure, complete and beautiful. Landonne is a relatively fine and fresh expression, not as austere as it can be. Virtually all whole bunches this year. Overall, this is looking like a fresh, elegant vintage, in a fairly classic style, rather than the bolder wines that have typified the past eight years. It promises serious complexity in the long term. (Drink between 2034 - 2050)"
2023 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie
2023 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie
The 2023 vintage of Jamet's Côte-Rôtie wine is outstanding and is a textbook example of Jamet Côte-Rôtie. The Côte-Rotie from Jamet is one of the ultimate expressions of the region and truly captures the best of the vintage. While single sites and Lieu-dits are ever-popular, they don't explain Côte-Rotie in detail as this cuvee does. Jamet sources the Syrah for this Cuvee from 20 different parcels, which are in 15 different locations and account for some of the best in Côte-Rotie, including Fongeant, Côte Blonde, Landonne, Côte Rozier, Plomb, Chavaroche, Moutonnes, Lésardes, Gerine, Truchet, Leyat, Bonnivières, Côte Bodin, Tartaras, and Rochins. One would be lucky to have vines in just one of these vineyards, but Jamet has them all, which is a bit of the magic behind this cuvee. Jamet's style is very refined and polished, straying away from the overt rusticity that Côte-Rotie can have while showing an incredible sense of terroir. This is another outstanding vintage for Jamet, and we have a limited supply available at this great pricing!
Decanter (Mark Walls) 98 pts! "A tasting of the constituent barrels, so this is a provisional score. Gerine has a touch of cold-fireplace aroma from the stems, the tannins are quite strict and the fruit is fresh; it’s tense. Lésardes and Cumelle show some slightly confit-grape scents and a touch of cassis. Tense and fresh, with good acidity and grippy, slightly grainy tannins that are a touch underripe. Truchet is a cooler terroir, showing a touch of white pepper. It’s fuller and more generous in fruit – juicy blackberry – with softer tannins, but still very fresh and tense. Tartaras and Bonnivières had an October harvest; showing beautiful floral expression, with good ripe fruit and tannins and more richness, but it’s still so fresh. Gerine and Moutonnes are showing peat and iodine notes. It’s silky, with good ripe fruit and tannins and a powerful finish. Fongeant has notes of lavender and violet, then it’s very fresh, silky and attractive – just lovely. Le Plan is fuller-bodied, more classic warm-vintage fruit, with great acidity and tannins. Côte Blonde, Côte Bodin and Leya are lifted, silky, pure, complete and beautiful. Landonne is a relatively fine and fresh expression, not as austere as it can be. Virtually all whole bunches this year. Overall, this is looking like a fresh, elegant vintage, in a fairly classic style, rather than the bolder wines that have typified the past eight years. It promises serious complexity in the long term. (Drink between 2034 - 2050)"
